What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between High income and Italy?

24,785 million passenger-km, with Italy ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Italy?

27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC), published as Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

High income vs Italy: Railways, passengers carried

High income

2,908 million passenger-km

in 2021

Italy

27,693 million passenger-km

in 2021

High income rank

8th

Italy rank

10th

Railways, passengers carried over time

High income
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 27,693 million passenger-km against 2,908 million passenger-km in High income, a difference of 24,785 million passenger-km.

That makes Italy's figure about 9.5 times High income's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 8th and Italy ranks 10th of 25 groups.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	High income	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6,976 million passenger-km	43,410 million passenger-km	36,434 million passenger-km	Italy
2000s	7,670 million passenger-km	48,202 million passenger-km	40,532 million passenger-km	Italy
2010s	7,313 million passenger-km	50,917 million passenger-km	43,604 million passenger-km	Italy
2020s	3,881 million passenger-km	24,981 million passenger-km	21,100 million passenger-km	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, High income or Italy?: Italy, at 27,693 million passenger-km against 2,908 million passenger-km in High income as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between High income and Italy?: 24,785 million passenger-km, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Italy?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do High income and Italy rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: High income ranks 8th and Italy ranks 10th of 25 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC), published as Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km)
Unit: million passenger-km
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 128 places, 2,650 data points, 1995–2021
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.